Earl Grey Banana Bread

Name: Earl Grey Banana Bread
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 50 min
Total time: 65 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: ripe banana 3 pcs; all-purpose flour 200 g; sugar 90 g; unsalted butter 90 g; egg 2 pcs; baking soda 4 g; Earl Grey tea leaves 4 g; milk 40 ml; salt 1 g

Quick answer

Total time: 65 min
Level: Easy
Servings: 4 servings
Ingredients: 9

About this dish

The Earl Grey leaves are ground until no coarse bits remain and stirred through the batter, so every slice is flecked with tea.

Ripe bananas are mashed only until small pieces of fruit are left, and the top splits open as it bakes.

Ingredients

servings

IngredientAmount

ripe banana3 pcs

egg2 pcs

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Instructions

6 steps

1

Preheat the oven to 175C and line a loaf pan with parchment.

Grind the 4 g Earl Grey tea leaves finely so the bergamot aroma spreads evenly through the batter instead of leaving coarse pieces.
2

Beat 90 g unsalted butter with 90 g sugar until the mixture looks lighter and smooth.

Add the 2 eggs one at a time, mixing well after each addition so the batter stays glossy and does not separate.
3

Mash the 3 ripe bananas with a fork and fold them into the batter.

Small soft lumps are fine because they keep the crumb moist, then stir in 40 ml milk and the ground tea leaves.
4

Sift in 200 g all-purpose flour, 4 g baking soda, and 1 g salt.

Fold with a spatula, scraping the bottom of the bowl, and stop as soon as no dry flour is visible to avoid a tough loaf.
5

Transfer the batter to the prepared pan and level the top.

Bake at 175C for 45-50 minutes, covering loosely with foil if the surface darkens before the center has had time to set.
6

Remove the loaf when the top has split and a skewer comes out without wet batter.

Cool it in the pan for 15 minutes, then unmold and let it cool completely before slicing cleanly.